Cyanobacteria and microalgae: A positive prospect for biofuels

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 22, 2011, Pages 10163-10172

  Parmar, Asha ^a   Singh, Niraj Kumar ^a   Pandey, Ashok ^b   Gnansounou, Edgard ^c   Madamwar, Datta ^a  

^a SARDAR PATEL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Biofuels; Co products; Cyanobacteria; Genetic engineering; Microalgae

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CO; BIO-HYDROGEN; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; CO-PRODUCTS; CYANOBACTERIA; FUEL SUPPLY; MICRO-ALGAE; OXYGENIC PHOTOSYNTHESIS; WATER SOURCE;

ALGAE; BIODIESEL; BIOGAS; CARBON DIOXIDE; ETHANOL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROORGANISMS; SEAWATER; WASTEWATER;

BIOETHANOL;

ALCOHOL; BIODIESEL; BIOFUEL; FERTILIZER; HYDROGEN; METHANE;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS POWER; CARBON DIOXIDE; CYANOBACTERIUM; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GROWTH; MICROALGA; PETROLEUM; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER RESOURCE;

BIOENERGY; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENERGY YIELD; EXTRACTION; FRACTIONATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

BIOFUELS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CYANOBACTERIA; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROALGAE;

CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 80054837571     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2011.08.030     Document Type: Review

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